Godsmack: Forever Shamed Transcribed by: mysticguitar77 (disturbedfreak0520@yahoo.com) Date last modified: May 14, 2010 **UPDATE**May 14, 2010: Added first solo. PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Drop D (D,A,D,G,B,E) Notes: Rhythm only for now, I hope to tab the solos later. Riff 1 "When will it ever end and when will my life begin!" E|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-0--------6----| A|-0--------6----| D|-0--------6----| Riff 2 E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-0--0-0--0-0-3-5--0--0-0--0-0-10-5-| A|-0--0-0--0-0-3-5--0--0-0--0-0-10-5-| D|-0--0-0--0-0-3-5--0--0-0--0-0-10-5-| E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-0--0-0--0-0-3-5--0--0-0-0--0-6-6-| A|-0--0-0--0-0-3-5--0--0-0-0--0-6-6-| D|-0--0-0--0-0-3-5--0--0-0-0--0-6-6-| * * * * Repeat Riff 2 Riff 3 E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------10-10-10-10-------| D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-9--9--9--9--0-0-0-| A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-8--8--8--8--0-0-0-| D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-------------0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * Repeat Riff 3 X2 Riff 4 "No sweat, no regrets run down my back!" E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--------------10-10-10-10------------------| D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-9--9--9--9--0-0-0----x-x-x-8-| A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-8--8--8--8--0-0-0----x-x-x-8-| D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-------------0-0-0----x-x-x-8-| * * * * * * * * * "A fine line just right before I crack." E|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|--------------10-10-10-10-----------------| D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-9--9--9--9--0-0-0-x-x-6-5-3-| A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-8--8--8--8--0-0-0-x-x-6-5-3-| D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-------------0-0-0-x-x-6-5-3-| * * * * * * * * * "To see me and wave your finger up in my face!" E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--------------10-10-10-10------------------| D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-9--9--9--9--0-0-0----x-x-x-8-| A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-8--8--8--8--0-0-0----x-x-x-8-| D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-------------0-0-0----x-x-x-8-| * * * * * * * * * "Believing in what you say..." E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-----10------------------------------------------| D|-0-0-9--0-0-0-0-0-0-8--0-0-5--5--5-5\3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-0-0-8--0-0-0-0-0-0-8--0-0-5--5--5-5\3-3-3-3-3-3-| D|-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-8--0-0-5--5--5-5\3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * Riff 5 "Will it ever end..." E|---------------------------------------------------| B|-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--------------------------| G|-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-| D|-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-| D|-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-| E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-| D|-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-8--8---8--8--8--7--7---7--7--7--| A|-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-8--8---8--8--8--7--7---7--7--7--| D|-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-8--8---8--8--8--7--7---7--7--7--| Repeat Riff 5 minus last measure Riff 5a "This is the last time that I'll be forever shamed!" E|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7---------------| D|-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-6--5-3-6--5-3-| A|-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-6--5-3-6--5-3-| D|-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-6--5-3-6--5-3-| Play Riff 4 minus last measure Solo (w/ wah) E|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-13-----(13)-(13)--(13)-(13)---------------------------| G|-12b14--(14)-(14)--(14)-(14)-/10-7----------7----10-7\-| D|------------------------------------7-10-10---10-------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| B|--------13-----------------------| G|-12b14-----14b12-----------------| D|---------------------------------| A|--------------------/5--3--------| D|---------------------------6--3\-| Riff 4a "...speaking out of line, tell me the reason..." E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--------------10-10-10-10------------| D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-9--9--9--9--0----6-5-3-| A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-8--8--8--8--0----6-5-3-| D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-------------0----6-5-3-| * * * * * * * Play final two measures of Riff 4 Play Riff 5 "Will it ever end..." Play Riff 3 Play first two measures of Riff 4 Riff 6 (solo) E|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-6-5-0-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-| A|-6-5-0-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-| D|-6-5-0-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-| E|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----10----------------------10---------| D|-0-0-9--0--0-0-0-8-8-8-8-0-0-9--x-x-6-5-| A|-0-0-8--0--0-0-0-8-8-8-8-0-0-8--x-x-6-5-| D|-0-0----0--0-0-0-8-8-8-8-0-0----x-x-6-5-| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-0-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-5\3-| A|-0-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-5\3-| D|-0-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-5\3-| Play Riff 5 "When will it ever end..." Play Riff 5a "This is the last time that I'll be forever shamed!" Play Riff 2 "Forever shamed! Forever!" There you go, enjoy!! I may being doing more tabs and covers from The Oracle so keep an eye out.